Hacking the System Design Interview: Real Big Tech Interview Questions and In-depth Solutions

Written by a software engineer at Google, this book will teach you how to ace the system design interview. This book includes real interview questions based on hundreds of interviews conducted at big tech companies, and their detailed solutions. Learn software and system fundamentals in clear and engaging lessons, distilled from 15+ years of experience.

In this book, you will learn:

A systematic approach to tackling any system design question by studying step-by-step solutions to real system design interview questions
How to design systems by using recurring components, the building blocks of systems
The fundamentals of a software system: servers, services, machines, applications, components, and modules
Patterns in service design: microservices vs. monolith, orchestration vs. choreography, loose coupling, and high cohesion
Database concepts: data modeling, relational vs. NoSQL, denormalization, replication, and consistency
Distributed system principles: integration, networking protocols, REST vs. RPC, and CAP theorem

Based on hundreds of interviews, Hacking the System Design Interview is the definitive guide to learning about systems and building a comprehensive foundation for your interview. It provides an insider view of the big tech interview process, and provides proven techniques that will help you succeed in your interview.